Wow! How about that new Genesis!

Yea, it's beautiful but you have to ask yourself what are these car companies thinking? Introduce a car with 375 horsepower on premium gas at $3.25 a gallon instead of a smaller diesel powered car that we sane people want? I say 'sane' because there are those of you out there with the 'I can afford it so I'm going to get it' mindset that has the rest of us sane people forced into larger vehicles just because 'we want some protection in case we get hit by one of the behemoths that surround us on the highways'. Legislate and tax the big SUV's off the highways and see how quickly small cars will proliferate. Oh how I hate yuppies!

People with too much money and no regard for anyone else aren't yuppies, they're called idiots. The problem is the Energy Tax Act of '79 that's your problem, not "yuppies."

- Thee Chicago Wolf

Yeah - I hate yuppies too. They whine too much about what everyone else has, that they don't believe those other people should have. Oh by the way - don't blame people with more safe cars for your plight in life. Go ahead and buy that tin can. After all, it does not matter if other cars on the road are big enough to harm you - you already placed yourself in that position with your decision to purchase a cheap piece of junk that something as benign as a tree along side of the road would threaten.

What an idiot.. I hate "nanny types" who think they know what's best for everyone. I'll spend MY MONEY as I see fit.You want to drive a go-cart so the government should outlaw SUV's and trucks? That's just what we need...More nanny laws to regulate behavior..Was you born stupid or is it something you work on daily.I can just imagin trying to haul all my tools and materials around in a Yugo...You want to drive around with your knees on your chest,fine go for it but leave me the hell alone....I suppose next you will be whining that my house is to big as well and we need laws to regulate square footage per person....Socialist moonbat.....

That's one way to look at the matter. Another is that the real idiots are those who blindly think they can drive around in the lightest, smallest, most vulnerable pieces of junk, with a singular focus on the economics of their vehicle, and then blame others who actually care about other factors (like survivability) for the consequences of their decisions.

Long ago I lived in Okinawa for three years. At the time, a 60's Ford Falcon was a large car, and you'd see something like it from time to time on the roads. Mostly, you saw and you drove things more akin to a motorcycle with a cheap frame and body around it, and mounted on four wheels instead of two. Common engines were indeed a 360cc motorcycle engine. Fuel economy was pretty darned good. Safety wasn't. Those vehicles didn't have to encounter an SUV, or a pickup, or a full frame vehicle to present a real danger to the occupants. Anything more significant than a strong wind presented a significant danger to the occupants. "Real cars" of the time which were a lot lighter and smaller than an Accord is today were a very real threat to these things. The point is that there is a point where this blind pursuit of economy, ignorant of all other factors is as idiotic as anything else. These voices that cry out about how endangered they are by "big behemoths" are nothing short of idiotic.

Right. That's why old people drive in the biggest boats they can find. Your point is very dull.

- Thee Chicago Wolf

Why should the rest of America pay for your overconsumption of gas? So what if you have the money, you anti-americanism stinks.

- Thee Chicago Wolf

Yes, it is cool. But it's not big enough or expensive enough for me. I'm waiting for Hyundai to move into production their concept car, the Hyundai "Tanker". It has tracks instead of tires and sports an optional 50mm cannon. That'll piss off the eco-loony Democrats and also make the Republicans in the SUV's think twice before they tailgate.

Fred

I live in canuck-ville where gas cost a lot more and drive a sanata fe, i will not trade it in for a accent to save a few bucks on gas... I would love a diesel Santa fe, but do not think we will see one anytime soon. I see too many compact cars smashed to pieces when they are involved in an accident. I prefer to keep my family safe in a suv.

my 0.02 c Finn

I guess you can't read either...I use my truck for WORK...Look it up if you don't know what it means.....By the way ,what do you drive and how big is your house? Public Transportation and Public Housing maybe???? I'll get rid of my truck when Al Gore starts riding a bike and living in a Tee-Pee...LOL

LOL.... :)

You don't even see the irony in it all. I never mentioned global warming. I am talking about rate of consumption. Big difference. Please continue to support the Chinese and Arab economies, they're depending on you.

- Thee Chicago Wolf

Geesh,ATLEAST use the right countries I'm supporting...Like The United States,(we do still produce our own oil you know)Canada, Venezuela,Russia THEN Saudi Arabia. Don't forget Korea (Elantra)...LOL..MORON...

Your point never made it through. Try that again?

And you with that gas guzzling Sonata that doesn't even get 30 MPG.

They drive boats because they are comfortable. Be careful though... some of those "boats" are likely to get better MPG than your Sonata. I've rented Park Avenues and some Cadillac's that got excellent MPG.

With all the diesel smoke, no one will tailgate.

Zing. Thanks for the input Matt.

- Thee Chicago Wolf